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About Balwadi Village

Balwadi is a large village in Raver tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,457, made up of 1,284 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Raver
Pincode 425507
Area (hectares) 463.65 hectares
Population 2,457
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balwadi compares

By the 2011 count Balwadi is the 32nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 463.65 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Balwadi

Balwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balwadi from other places

Balwadi lies about 44 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Nimbhora, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balwadi
Nearest railway station Nimbhora 2.4 km
Nearest town Sāvda 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raver 14 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 44 km

Villages closest to Balwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raver tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwadi village had a population of 2,457. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Balwadi village has 1,284 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwadi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Balwadi is 425507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwadi covers 463.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balwadi falls under Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balwadi is Nimbhora, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balwadi.

Balwadi is about 44 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwadi is in Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district. Nimbhora is about 2.4 km away. Sāvda is about 8.2 km away. Raver is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singat (1.7 km), Singanur (2.0 km) and Andalwadi (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balwadi today is likely to be higher.

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